⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2675090, with some changes.

Bersama abyssinica var. nyassae (Gürke) F.White is a synonym of Bersama abyssinica subsp. paullinioides (Planch.) Verdc.

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: in Fl. Zambes. 2: 546 1966.